How the English Language Conquered the World英语如何征服了世界

“Every time the question of language surfaces，” the Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote， “in one way or another a series of other problems are coming to the fore，” like “the enlargement of the governing class，” the “relationships between the governing groups and the national-popular mass” and the fight over “cultural hegemony.” Vindicating Gramsci， Rosemary Salomone’s The Rise of English explores the language wars being fought all over the world， revealing the political， economic and cultural stakes behind these wars， and showing that so far English is winning.

意大利马克思主义理论家安东尼奥·葛兰西写道，“每当语言问题浮出水面，一系列其他问题就会以某种方式凸显出来”，比如“统治阶级的扩大”“统治团体与国民大众之间的关系”以及对“文化霸权”的争夺。（剩余9942字）